What's Happening at PS87

Vote for December’s Book! Kids – use your voice! Our kids will decide December’s book of the month! They can vote for their choice (or write in a candidate book) on this Google form. We will collect votes until November 25. Get those votes in and let your voices be heard!  Responses so far –…

Dear Families, The November book of the month is Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave by Jessica Hische.  On the book’s website, the author states, “I wanted to write something uplifting, encouraging, and empowering—a book to help end the day excited for all the possibilities that tomorrow could bring. There are plenty of inspirational books out there…

Calling all Artists! At this time of year, many New Yorkers will be visiting food pantries in the hopes of sharing the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. West Side Campaign Against Hunger works to ensure that these families (of which there are 1.5 million New Yorkers!) will have turkey, vegetables and stuffing at their tables….

PS 87 PA Gift/Wrap Fundraiser  The PS 87 PA is holding its first fundraiser of the year. But there are only a few more days to get in your orders – it runs through November 8. With over 2,500 gift ideas and great gift wrap, you can check-off your holiday gift lists while supporting our…

From the PA Presidents Dear Families, We want to correct a few items from the last issue.The committee members announced are the members for the 2020-2021 school year. It feels like we should be in 2021-2022 but we got a bit ahead of ourselves there.  We also wanted to announce that Stacy Cousino is the…

Dear fellow PS87 parents, Our PS 87 administration is working hard to navigate these complex times. Unfortunately, much remains beyond their control, as most policy and budget decisions are made (and changed, often with little notice) by our elected officials and Chancellor Carranza. One example is the DOE’s announcement this week of only one hybrid…